Philip Hodgson
Head of Law
Department: Law, Criminology and Social Sciences
University of Derby
United Kingdom
Biography
I am currently the Head of Department for Law, Criminology and Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the International Policing and Justice Institute (IPJI). I feel privileged to lead the department which offers a number of exciting undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the subject areas of Criminology, Criminal Psychology, Policing, Law, Sociology and International Relations. From 2017 our portfolio will be expanding to include Social Policy and Politics programmes. I also act as the UK lead on Policing for IPJI and continue to be research active and contributed to the recent REF.
Research Interest
I have conducted research within a number of areas of criminology which include young people, exclusion, policing, partnerships, drugs, probation and anti-social behaviour.
Publications
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Hodgson, P. (2010) Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, in Barnard, A. Key issues in Health and Social Care. London:Routledge
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Hodgson, P., Parker, A. and Seddon, T. (2006), Doing Drugs Research in the Criminal Justice System: Some notes from the field, Addiction Research and Theory 14 253-264
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Hodgson, P. and Webb, D. R., (2005) "Young People, Crime and School Exclusion: A Case of Some Surprises". Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 44, No 1
